Eva Green

Eva Green was born and raised with her twin sister in Paris, France. Though a shy and sensitive child, she took an early interest in acting despite attempts by her mother, also an actress, to dissuade her. Undeterred, Green graduated from the English-speaking American School of Paris and at 17 enrolled at the Eva St. Paul Drama School for three years, before spending 10 weeks at London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts. It was while honing her craft at the Douglas Academy in 2002 that Green came to the attention of director Bernardo Bertolucci, who saw in her the elusive and mysterious qualities he was looking to display in his controversial erotic drama, "The Dreamers" (2003).

Green followed up "The Dreamers" with the filmed adaptation of Maurice Leblanc's "Arsène Lupin" (2004), in which she played Clarisse, the long-suffering girlfriend of the film's titular hero. But it was the critical adulation bestowed upon her following "The Dreamers" that led director Ridley Scott to audition and eventually cast her as the female lead in "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005), his CGI-laden historical epic set during the Crusades of the 12th century.

She next landed a major role as the alluring double agent, Vesper Lynd, in "Casino Royale" (2006), Daniel Craig's debut as James Bond. Green beat out the likes of Charlize Theron, Angelina Jolie and Thandie Newton to play Lynd, an MI6 agent assigned to work with Bond, while also doubling as an agent for the criminal organization Quantum.

Working with Craig again, Green co-starred as the witch queen Serafina Pekkala in the fantasy adventure "The Golden Compass" (2007). From there, Green turned away from studio blockbusters to focus on smaller foreign films like the British-made psychological sci-fi dramas, "Franklyn" (2008) and "Womb" (2010). After starring opposite Ewan McGregor in the romantic drama "Perfect Sense" (2011), Green made her small screen debut as the ruthlessly ambitious Morgan on "Camelot" (Starz, 2011), a short-lived fantasy series based on the Arthurian legend starring Joseph Fiennes as Merlin and Jamie Campbell Bower as King Arthur. Despite positive critical reviews, the show was canceled after one season. Green moved on to co-star opposite Johnny Depp as the vengeful witch Angelique Bouchard in "Dark Shadows" (2012), director Tim Burton's critically maligned adaptation of the quirky 1960s horror series of the same name.

Green grabbed attention from critics and audiences alike with her role as Vanessa Ives on Showtime’s Gothic series “Penny Dreadful.” The series has been renewed for season two. Also in 2014, Green was seen in the next film in the “Sin City” franchise “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.”